The DOSI New Technologies for EIAs Working Group is disbanding in its current form but don’t worry, its members will take on a new form of engagement across all DOSI Working Groups. The Working…
This vibrant red crinoid was imaged during the Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific Marine Protected Areas expedition, while exploring at approximately 1,200 m depth on an unnamed seamount in the Tokelau Seamount Chain within the…
Please join us in welcoming Michelle Guraieb Casis, who takes over from Sarah Seabrook as the new co-lead of the DOSI Climate Change Working Group. She’ll be working alongside the other co-leads – Lisa…
This sea cucumber, dubbed the “gummy squirrel” (Psychropotes longicauda), was seen at 5,100 m depth on abyssal sediments in the western Clarion-Clipperton Zone. This animal is approximately 60 cm long (including tail),…
This curious little animal is a sponge! It belongs to the order Poecilosclerida and, unlike the filter-feeding sponges that passively capture prey items such as larvae or small crustaceans from the water…
This dark ctenophore was observed with its tentacles fully extended at approximately 1,460 m deep in the Gulf of Mexico. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration. This week: the legality of a pause in…
This Hemicorallium coral was observed during the second dive of the Seascape Alaska 3 expedition at a depth of approximately 2,270 m. This may represent the first observation of this genus of corals…
A basket star (Gorgonocephalus sp.) with an intricate network of bifurcating arms, imaged at 677 m during the Seascape Alaska 3 expedition. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Seascape Alaska. This week: a new open-access book on…